It is a partnership with the Concord Police Department and local businesses to promote safe biking.

Walking your bike on the sidewalk, wearing a helmet, riding on the right side of the street are all things that could be rewarded with free ice cream, drinks or a pizza.

CNHBC donated funds to purchase the rewards from a variety of businesses, who all pitched in with matching donations.

The Concord Police Department is using these rewards as a way to help promote safe bicycle riding in the Capitol city.

Nick Coates of the coalition noted that businesses participating in the project include Cimos South End Deli, True Brew Barista, Dominos, Works Bakery Cafe, Concord Food Co-op, Arnie's Place, and Boloco.

CNHBC is a non-profit bicycling advocacy organization with a volunteer board of directors comprised of community members.

Its mission is to effectively improve bicycling conditions, safety, parking and the road network as well as to provide education and promotion of bicycling in Concord and surrounding communities.

GOTCHA is one of the many projects CNHBC is working on to get more people on bikes more often.

Other projects include Recycled Cycles, which is focusing on teaching women in the corrections system job skills through bike repair (see previous article); L/Earn-A-Bike, which is geared towards providing bicycles to people in transition to help them get a much-needed transportation option; bicycle safety training for those of us getting back into biking and looking for a safe place to practice skills; the Annual Concord Area Bicycle Swap in spring; Bike Valets, which is supporting the Merrimack River Greenway Trail, a planned bike path running along the river; and Biketoberfest.

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